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Millions of children are disempowered and we need to empower them.

Ben Kingsley

John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they heard me sing songs on stage in London.
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Country Song Stars Writing
The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent.
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Class Hierarchy London
I’m very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour.
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Acting Cameras Love
When I choose a role it’s either because I recognise the man, or that I’m very curious to know him. If I neither recognise nor know him, then it is better that I don’t play him.
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Men Play Roles
There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.
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Film Running Wonderful
I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or try and hold onto it because it so precious to us and it’s such an extraordinary part of our lives.
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Children Thinking Trying
With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It’s a good exercise to do.
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Accurate Exercise Voice
There’s so much crap talked about acting.
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Acting Crap Talk
I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I’m waiting for that script to pop through the letterbox and completely surprise me.
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Honest Scripts Waiting
Sometimes it’s right to do the wrong things and right now is one of those times.
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Reality Sometimes Truth
There are some directors, lesser in confidence or skill, who make the actor feel very uncomfortable because you feel you’re auditioning for them, every day, and that’s a terrible feeling on the set.
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Director Feelings Skills
But comedy I’d love to do as much as humanly possible.
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Comedy Human Possible
I always try to find something I admire about every character I play.
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Character Play Trying
Millions of children are disempowered and we need to empower them.
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Children Empowering Needs
In order to inhabit a villain, you mustn’t care what the audience think of you. That’s not why you are there. You mustn’t care for a second whether the audience likes you or dislikes you. Your villain has to be way beyond that.
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Care Order Thinking
But filming is good for you, because the crew isn’t allowed to laugh. You can’t get addicted to getting the laugh.
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Allow Crew Filming Good Laughing

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